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    Memorial

    Canon Pyon

    Canon Pyon War Memorial

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    Current Location

    A4110 AT JUNCTION WITH KINGS ROAD AT NORTH END OF VILLAGE, Kings Road / A4110, Canon Pyon, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR4 8PE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SO 46157 49072

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    32234
    Description
    There are three steps to the base, with the incised names on the upper step of the five who died in WW2. On the square stone above the steps are incised names, on the faces of the stone, of those who died in WW1. There are seven names on each of the east and west faces and three names on the south face. The memorial inscription is on the north face. The square stone base is surmounted by a stone column with a Latin cross at the top.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF CANON PYON/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 1919 3 o'clock face: (7 NAMES) 12 o'clock face: (3 NAMES) IN THE HAND OF GOD NO TORMENT SHALL TOUCH THEM 9 o'clock face: (7 NAMES) Upper step 6 o'clock: 1939 1945/ (1 NAME) Upper step 3 o'clock: (2 NAMES) Upper step 9 o'clock: (2 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    17
    Died
    17
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 4000


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459897

    Date first listed:06-Mar-2019 Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an elegant and well-executed slender Latin cross. Group value: * with The Cottage (Grade II) and its associated barn (Grade II).

    Base

    Height: 1000

    Width: 1000


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459897

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an elegant and well-executed slender Latin cross. Group value: * with The Cottage (Grade II) and its associated barn (Grade II).

    • Kington Times - Saturday 11 October 1919 Page 6 CANON PYON MEMORIAL (work finished but council discussing whether to send the bill to the War Memorial Committee). ---
    • Kington Times - Saturday 24 April 1920 Page 6 (council seem to be not happy with the site and wanting an alternative site)
    • "Canon Pyon War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1459897. Accessed 16 August 2024.